Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5, 1968) is an American model and actress, who uses simply Lisa Marie as her professional name.

Occupation Text

Actress, Model, Songwriter

Official Websites

www.facebook.com/LisaMarieVegas

Year(s) Active

1980s–present

Middle Name

Marie

Brand Endorsement

Former Calvin Klein model, Timex commercial (directed by Tim Burton)

Maiden Name

Smith

Official Websites

www.lisamarie.com

High School

The Las Vegas Academy

University

The Boston Conservatory of Music for a BFA

Brand Endorsement

Was the "Obsession Girl" in Bruce Weber's Calvin Klein magazine ads.

Official Websites

twitter.com/singlisamarie, instagram.com/singlisamarie

Wiki Bio Text

==Lisa Marie== Actress - ===Born=== December 5, 1968 in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
===Birth Name=== Lisa Marie Smith
===Height=== 5' 5" (1.65 m)
===Mini Bio (1)=== By the age of sixteen, Lisa Marie, was a model and an actress. She has modeled for photographers such as; Robert Mapplethorpe and Bruce Weber and has been featured for Calvin Klein. She has worked with many different film-makers; Woody Allen, Matthew Modine, Tim Burton, and Rob Zombie and has starred in feature films alongside Johnny Depp and Tim Roth.
===Her films roles include:=== [[Ed Wood]] (1994), [[Mars Attacks!]] (1996), [[Breast Men]] (1997), [[Sleepy Hollow]] (1999), [[Planet of the Apes]] (2001) and [[The Lords of Salem]] (2012).
- IMDb Mini Biography By: tothepointtalent
===Trivia (17)===
Was offered the role of Kathy in Vanilla Ice's film debut, Cool as Ice (1991).
(1992-2001) Engaged to Tim Burton, split with him in 2001.
Attended Catholic school as a child.
When she met Tim Burton in a club at New Year's 1991, she had just quit modeling for Calvin Klein. She became his inspiration and muse for many of his films.
Grew up in New Jersey, raised by her father and her grandparents. Her grandmother died when Lisa Marie was four. She moved to New York at age 16 to study theatre, dance and music.
Professional dancer - she studied ballet for eight years.
For her role in Mars Attacks! (1996), her costume was so tight that it had to be stitched on.
To research her role of Vampira for Ed Wood (1994) she sought out Maila Nurmi, the original Vampira that her character was based on.
Began modeling for the Click Agency while still in high school where her measurements were listed at 34D-25-35. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Became a model for numerous established photographers.
She is a photographer and filmmaker, whose work has been exhibited and published in magazines such as Vanity Fair.
Has chihuahuas named Violet and Poppy.
Ranked #87 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
Was the inspiration for the character Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Plays guitar and piano.
In the 90s Tim Burton spoke about remaking Black Sunday (1960), one of his favorite films, with Lisa Marie playing the Barbara Steele role.
The country of Kyrgyzstan issued a commemorative postage stamp bearing her image.
===Personal Quotes (1)=== I'd walk across Death Valley in stilettos.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0547273/
==Lisa Marie Smith== (born December 5, 1968) is an American model and actress, who uses simply Lisa Marie as her professional name.
===Lisa Marie=== was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, where she was raised by her father and grandparents. She studied ballet for eight years at the New Jersey Ballet, and learned classical piano. She moved to New York City at age 15 to study theater, dance and music.
===Career=== Marie was a model for Robert Mapplethorpe and was featured in photographer Bruce Weber's ad campaign for designer Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume.
===Marie went on=== to appear briefly in Let's Get Lost, Weber's documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, and had a small role in Woody Allen's film Alice. In 1989 she appeared on Malcolm McLaren's song "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" from his 1989 album Waltz Darling.
===Marie met=== film director Tim Burton at Starbucks in New York on New Year's Eve in 1992 when she had just quit modeling for Calvin Klein and he was having difficulty in his four-year marriage to his wife. According to a Boston Herald article they claimed to have bonded over mutually witnessing two UFO sightings in California. She was engaged to him from Valentine's Day 1993 to 2001 and appeared in small roles in most of his productions made during this time.
===Burton abruptly ended=== their relationship following the premiere of 2001's Planet of the Apes, which he directed. Marie had a small role in the film, while Burton's new girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter was one of its lead actors.
===Marie has appeared=== in numerous magazines including Maxim and Esquire. She’s also had her own photographs exhibited and published in magazines; Vanity Fair ran photos side by side that Marie and Burton each took.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Marie_(actress)
http://www.allmovie.com/artist/p45457

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